Entries by Rédaction Africanews

Morocco’s Nif region hosts collective wedding to celebrate cultural heritage

Organizers say the festival is not only social in nature but a vital way to keep heritage alive and promote shared values among future generations.

Shanghai launches China’s first fitness centre for dogs

A new kind of fitness centre has opened in Shanghai’s West Bund — but its clients are all dogs.

Czech zoo welcomes four rare Barbary lion cubs

A majestic member of the northern lion subspecies, the Barbary lion once roamed freely across its native North Africa, including the Atlas Mountains

Putin says meeting with Trump could take place in United Arab Emirates

Both sides have announced that the Russian and US presidents will likely meet to discuss Moscow's war in Ukraine in the coming days.

‘Oppenheimer’ noh play staged for Hiroshima bombing anniversary

A noh play portraying the inner torment of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist behind the atomic bomb, was staged in Tokyo to mark 80 years since the Hiroshima bombing.

France to tighten visa rules for Algerian diplomats as row deepens

In a letter to the prime minister, President Emmanuel Macron directed that the foreign ministry officially notify Algeria of the suspension of a 2013 agreement that exempted diplomatic and official passport holders from visa requirements

India’s Prime Minister vows no compromise on agriculture as US tariff war escalates

US President Donald Trump has escalated levies on Indian goods to 50 per cent from 28 August.

France’s largest wildfire in decades burns 16,000 hectares in south

France’s most severe wildfire in decades continued to burn across the south on Thursday, having already scorched over 16,000 hectares and claimed one life.

Morocco’s Marhaba 2025 operation brings surge of returning expatriates to Nador port

The Marhaba operation, now in its 24th year, is a cornerstone of Morocco’s commitment to maintaining strong ties with its diaspora and facilitating their return during the busy summer months.

Trump to meet Putin soon as a White House deadline looms on Ukraine

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.